Astronomers found a new millisecond pulsar, PSR J0125−5854, 1,600–3,200 light-years away, using the Murchison Widefield Array. It spins every 24.6 ms and likely orbits a white dwarf, pending further study.

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Astronomers discovered a new millisecond pulsar, PSR J0125−5854, in the Milky Way using the Murchison Widefield Array. Located 1,600–3,200 light-years away, it spins every 24.6 milliseconds and appears to orbit a white dwarf, though further observations are needed to fully understand it.

Astronomers have discovered a new millisecond pulsar in the Milky Way

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